A friend of mine presented with the following choice on the exhaust silencer and tip he has removed from his 964, should he get the autosol out and a few hours of elbow grease? or powder coat all the parts? or v high heat paint it? Probably in black colour for the latter two options. Any thoughts and opinions appreciated!

I doubt whether powder coat would survive the temperature.
You can get a polishing kit on eBay amongst other places, they're not expensive and have buffing wheels which attach to a drill, they come with the correct compound for buffing/polishing, I got one recently to restore house interior door finger plates which were brass but highly tarnished, it worked very well and brought them up to a high sheen.
Trying to tackle a large silencer without a machine would take forever.
Alternatively a car polishing mop with an abrasive pad would be good, using finer pads each time until it's shiny.

PretzelHockenheim

Joined: 20 Apr 2014Posts: 653Location: Bedfordshire

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 4:54 pm Post subject:

Paint and powder coat unlikely to last, polish will and can be redone if tarnished._________________993 C2 Aventura

ms2015Monza

Joined: 28 Oct 2015Posts: 169

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:03 pm Post subject:

Ideas much appreciated chaps. Machine polishing it is.
FK1000p to seal it once finished?

deutschland-dobsonIndianapolis

Joined: 23 Apr 2008Posts: 2454Location: NE England

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:40 pm Post subject:

ms2015 wrote:

Ideas much appreciated chaps. Machine polishing it is.
FK1000p to seal it once finished?

If it's just the exhaust tip then 000 grade wire wool and metal polish, by hand, is all you need shouldn't take long at all.

Seems like a no brainer at those prices against painting it yourself or spending valuable hours polishing the life out of it.

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